Deakin, Alec Bertram, Private, 79, 15th Battalion, Australian Infantry Died 18th August 1915 Aged 19 Son of William and Lydia Deakin, of “Bruni”, Broadway Street, Woolloongabba Street, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Marehay, Derbyshire, England. Buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey, Sp. Mem. A, 2
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Circular: Town chiefly connected: Rockhampton, Queensland Born Marehay, Derbyshire, England Killed in action near Lone Pine, Gallipoli Employed as a blacksmith Attended St. John's School, Ripley, Derbyshire Arrived in Australia at the age of 14 Had served in the Cadets and Citizen Forces
Additional information from Service record, National Archives of Australia: Born Ripley, Derbyshire, England Enlisted Rockhampton, Queensland, 6th November 1914 Employed as a blacksmith Next of kin, his father, William Deakin, of William Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 5 foot 6½ in height 9 stone 2lbs in weight Fair complexion Grey eyes Fair hair Religion Church of England Two vaccination marks on his left arm
Proceeded to Gallipoli, 15th April 1915 Killed in action 18th August 1915
Personal effects returned to his father after his death included a disc, letters, photos, cards, beads and a handkerchief
Died 18th August 1915
Aged 19
Son of William and Lydia Deakin, of “Bruni”, Broadway Street, Woolloongabba Street, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Marehay, Derbyshire, England.
Buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Turkey, Sp. Mem. A, 2
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Circular:
Town chiefly connected: Rockhampton, Queensland
Born Marehay, Derbyshire, England
Killed in action near Lone Pine, Gallipoli
Employed as a blacksmith
Attended St. John's School, Ripley, Derbyshire
Arrived in Australia at the age of 14
Had served in the Cadets and Citizen Forces
Additional information from Service record, National Archives of Australia:
Born Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Enlisted Rockhampton, Queensland, 6th November 1914
Employed as a blacksmith
Next of kin, his father, William Deakin, of William Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
5 foot 6½ in height
9 stone 2lbs in weight
Fair complexion
Grey eyes
Fair hair
Religion Church of England
Two vaccination marks on his left arm
Proceeded to Gallipoli, 15th April 1915
Killed in action 18th August 1915
Personal effects returned to his father after his death included a disc, letters, photos, cards, beads and a handkerchief